APD helping fellow officer after ATV accident

After an Austin police officer is seriously injured after ATV crash, APD is raising money to help her recover.

According to Austin police, Officer Tammy Barrett fell 45 feet off of a cliff while she was vacationing in New Mexico.

“She had two collapsed lungs that she had to live with for six hours in the middle of a mountain in a ditch,” said Detective Ken Casaday. "She was gasping for air for six hours and it's just a miracle she's alive."